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Ipswich road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2009, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (323), and casualties fell from 404.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,233 collisions in Ipswich.

Collisions in 2009
321
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
383
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight27887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight33788%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 321, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 321
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242280
2024248282
2023181215
2022237291
2021202257
2020197236
2019256317
2018347422
2017321398
2016330404
2015260308
2014320411
2013327399
2012336422
2011383488
2010313369
2009321383
2008323404
2007333424
2006323413
2005361456
2004381471
2003388473
2002384480
2001379464
2000396461
1999398483
1998392464
1997412495
1996330414
1995345410
1994335417
1993352442
1992371465
1991391485
1990433509
1989443526
1988448552
1987459532
1986449528
1985506573
1984514595
1983501575
1982482597
1981506593
1980548673
1979529624

When and where crashes happen in Ipswich in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.2%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April28 (8.7%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June31 (9.7%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August25 (7.8%)
  • September26 (8.1%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (73%)
  • Wet or damp74 (23%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph284 (88%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (9%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (16%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (68%)
  • Passenger62 (16%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (71%)
  • Motorcycle61 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ipswich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2009.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2009

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2009, with 68 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2009

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2009: 54, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156546209
2ndA1214283804
3rdA1022181900
4thA137121500
5thA14121902
6thA1071111201
7thB1067111203
8thA1189101101
9thB105981100
10thB107581003
11thB10772200
12thB14582201
13thB10731200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2009

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 302.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2009

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2009: 112.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years